Adds support for tsvector_column in associated_against (pg_search_scope)

Adds alternative option syntax for tsvector_column.
Adds migration for tsvector aggregation.
Adds support for tsvector columns in associated models.
Missing: More tests and documentation.

lib/pg_search/configuration/association.rb

@@ -39,7 +39,16 @@ def selects
 
       def selects_for_singular_association
         columns.map do |column|
-          "#{column.full_name}::text AS #{column.alias}"
+          if column.tsvector_column
+            "tsvector_agg(#{column.full_name}) AS #{column.alias}"
+          else
+            case postgresql_version
+            when 0..90000
+              "array_to_string(array_agg(#{column.full_name}::text), ' ') AS #{column.alias}"
+            else
+              "string_agg(#{column.full_name}::text, ' ') AS #{column.alias}"
+            end
+          end
         end.join(", ")
       end
 

lib/pg_search/configuration/column.rb

@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@
 module PgSearch
   class Configuration
     class Column
-      attr_reader :weight, :name
+      attr_reader :weight, :tsvector_column, :name
 
       def initialize(column_name, weight, model)
         @name = column_name.to_s
         @column_name = column_name.to_s
-        @weight = weight
+        if weight.is_a?(Hash)
+          @weight = weight[:weight]
+          @tsvector_column = weight[:tsvector_column]
+        else
+          @weight = options
+        end
         @model = model
         @connection = model.connection
       end
@@ -20,7 +25,11 @@ def full_name
       end
 
       def to_sql
-        "coalesce(#{expression}::text, '')"
+        if tsvector_column
+          "coalesce(#{expression}, '')"
+        else
+          "coalesce(#{expression}::text, '')"
+        end
       end
 
       private

lib/pg_search/features/tsearch.rb

@@ -193,10 +193,15 @@ def columns_to_use
       end
 
       def column_to_tsvector(search_column)
-        tsvector = Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new(
-          "to_tsvector",
-          [dictionary, Arel.sql(normalize(search_column.to_sql))]
-        ).to_sql
+        tsvector =
+          if search_column.tsvector_column
+            search_column.to_sql
+          else
+            Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new(
+              "to_tsvector",
+              [dictionary, Arel.sql(normalize(search_column.to_sql))]
+            ).to_sql
+          end
 
         if search_column.weight.nil?
           tsvector

lib/pg_search/migration/associated_against_tsvector_generator.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'pg_search/migration/generator'
+
+module PgSearch
+  module Migration
+    class AssociatedAgainstTsvectorGenerator < Generator
+      def migration_name
+        'add_pg_search_associated_against_tsvector_support_functions'
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

lib/pg_search/migration/templates/add_pg_search_associated_against_tsvector_support_functions.rb.erb

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+class AddPgSearchAssociatedAgainstTsvectorSupportFunctions < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def self.up
+    say_with_time("Adding tsvector support functions for pg_search :associated_against") do
+      execute <<-'SQL'
+<%= read_sql_file "tsvector_agg" %>
+      SQL
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.down
+    say_with_time("Dropping tsvector support functions for pg_search :associated_against") do
+      execute <<-'SQL'
+<%= read_sql_file "uninstall_tsvector_agg" %>
+      SQL
+    end
+  end
+end

lib/pg_search/railtie.rb

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
     generators do
       require "pg_search/migration/multisearch_generator"
       require "pg_search/migration/dmetaphone_generator"
+      require "pg_search/migration/associated_against_generator"
+      require "pg_search/migration/associated_against_tsvector_generator"
     end
   end
 end